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[[File:Mammon-The worship of.jpg|thumb|250px| Do you worship in a building? What does the word "worship" actually mean? If you physically bow down are you actually worshiping?<Br>Are we worshiping when we kiss the hand of God or prostrate ourselves before men?<Br>What does it actually mean to worship or even [[03034|praise]] God?<Br>
Is worshiping what you ''say or sing'' or is it bowing to do the will of our [[Father]] in Heaven who is God?<Ref name="mat721"> [[Matthew 7]]:21  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22  Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
: [[Matthew 25]]:11  Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
: [[Luke 6]]:46  And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
: [[Luke 13]]:25  When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:</Ref><Br>
[[Worship]] was always bowing to the will of your accepted master. The will of the master is to [[love]] your neighbor in [[the way]] God loves you. [[Covet]]ing your neighbor's goods through men who [[exercise authority]] and take from your neighbor is not [[love]].<Br>
Is worshiping the practice of [[Pure religion]] or the application for the [[wages of unrighteousness]]?<Br>
Is the feeling you get in Church a "renewing of the spirit" or the stimulation of emotions and [[imagination]]?<Br>[http://www.hisholychurch.net/audio/181031worship.mp3 Download Recording ] <Br><html><audio controls src="http://www.hisholychurch.net/audio/181031worship.mp3"></audio></html> ]]

== Worship means ==


A modern definition of the word [[Worship]] is "the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration". But the word [[Worship]] use to mean ''homage'', even ''submission'', to the will and rank of a superior.

Worshipping God is not about saying or singing words of praise or even just bowing your head and saying "
[[Lord Lord|Lord, lord]]" as when you are praying.

If you are not actually doing the will of the [[Father]], who is God, then you are not really ''worshiping'' Him.<Ref name="lord">[[Matthew 7]]:21  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22  Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?<Br>
[[Matthew 25]]:11  Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.<Br>
[[Luke 6]]:46  And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?<Br>
[[Luke 13]]:25  When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:"<Br>John 5:30 "I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me."<Br>John  14:23 "J esus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. 24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me."</Ref>



== Worship in Greek ==

The New Testament Greek word προσκυνέω ''proskuneo'' is "used of homage shown to men and beings of superior rank."<Ref name="proskuneo">{{4352}}</Ref>

The word [[idolatry]] comes from the Greek word ''eidololatria'' (εἰδωλολατρία), a compound of ''eidolon'' (εἴδωλον "image/idol") and ''latreia'' (λατρεία "worship"). 

The  Greek word ''latreia'' is said to mean "worship, service paid to the gods, hired labor".<Ref name="latreia">{{2999}}</Ref> The verb latreuo is defined as "to serve, minister to, either to the gods or men and used alike of slaves and freemen".<Ref name="latreuo">{{3000}}</Ref>

We can see these words for [[worship]] used by Christ during His own [[temptations]]:

<blockquote>
[[Matthew 4]]:10  Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, [[Satan]]: for it is written, Thou shalt '''[[worship]]'''<[[4352]] proskuneo> the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve <[[3000]] latreuo>. 
</blockquote>

So this would means if you labor for men who are ''[[gods|ruling judges]]'' like in the days of [[Pharaoh]], [[Caesar]] or any government-provided "labor" like in the days of [[Egypt]] that labor would be a form of [[worship]] as the word was used at the time the Bible was written.

The Greek word ''latreia''<Ref name="latreia">{{2999}}</Ref> is related to ''latron'' (n.) "pay, hire," ''latris'' "servant, worshipper".

The term worship could also include "praise and thanksgiving". While praise is a form of homage the word thanksgiving in Greek is [[Eucharist]].

So there is a difference between the word ''Worshiping'' today defined as ''feeling or show reverence and adoration'', and the Greek and Hebrew words which meant ''homage and obeisance'', i.e. doing the will of someone with superior rank.

While singing and praising God in a group may make us feel good, by itself it ''is not really worship'' as the word was used at the time the bible was written. The words worship and religion both are words of action.

Changing the definition of the word today can deceive the people so that they think what they are doing is real worship when it is not. This changing of the meaning of words like [[Religion]] and [[worship]] is a very deceptive and dangerous form of [[sophistry]]. [[Religion]] is not just what you think about God or the Church you go to and [[worship]] is not a good feeling that comes over you when you go to Church and say you love God. Both religion and worship require the performance of a duty to God and therefore your fellow man. You have to be a [[doer]] of the word. You cannot perform that duty effectively as a body unless you gather together in [[tens|the pattern]] [[commanded]] by [[Christ]].

Christ made it clear in the ''parable of [[two sons]]''<Ref>[[Matthew 21]]:28 "But what think ye? A [certain] man had [[two sons]]..."</Ref> that the true son is not the one who says he will do his fathers will in homage but the one who actually does it. If you are not doing what Christ said to do, which is the will of the  [[Father]], or if you are doing something contrary to what He said, then saying ''Lord Lord'' is not ''worship''.<Ref name="doer">[[Matthew 7]]:21 ¶  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the [[kingdom of heaven]]; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22  Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23  And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work [[iniquity]]. 24  Therefore whosoever [[hear]]eth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 25  And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. 26  And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a [[foolish]] man, which built his house upon the sand: 27  And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. 28  And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at [[Doctrines of Jesus|his doctrine]]: 29  For he taught them as [one] having authority, and not as the scribes.
: [[Matthew 25]]:11  Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. 12  But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. 13  Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
: Luke 6:46  And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? 47  Whosoever cometh to me, and [[hear]]eth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: 48  He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. 49  But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.
: [[Luke 13]]:25  When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: 26  Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. 27  But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all [ye] [[workers of iniquity]]. 28  There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see [[Abraham]], and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the [[prophets]],in the [[kingdom of God]], and you [yourselves] thrust out. 29  And they shall come from the east, and [from] the west, and from the north, and [from] the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
30  And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.</Ref> 

There are many people that think they are worshiping God but they are actually worshiping in vain<Ref>[[Matthew 15]]:9  But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
: [[Mark 7]]:7  Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.</Ref>

Jesus even warns that "many" will think they are coming in His name but they will actually be [[workers of iniquity]].




=== Religious worship === 

We should not imagine that praising and singing in Church is worship no matter what it makes us "feel" like. Jesus made it very clear that without diligently [[doer|doing]] what Christ said to do there is no true worship.

''Religious Worship'' must include the idea and practice of a [[worship service]] which would be the antithesis of the [[covetous practices]] we see in the [[world]]. What are [[Worship service]]s and what are their real value to society?

People are so stuck in the religious rut of modern superstitions they fail to do what Christ commanded us to do.

People think [[Religion]] is worship as ritualistic worship like clapping, dancing, singing and praising. Religion is from the Greek word ''Threskeia'' which is what you do and not just what you ''think'' about God or gods. [[Pure Religion]] was how you voluntarily do what is needed to take care of your obligation to God and your fellow man, which is to love him or her in a way that contributes to his or her welfare. 

Worshiping in [[Pure Religion]] is caring for the needy of society without the assistance of the [[world]] nor those who are often called the ''[[Fathers]] of the earth'' or the [[Benefactors]] of the [[world]]. But their [[welfare]] is by force, not charity like [[John the Baptist]], [[Jesus]] and the [[Apostles]] like [[Paul the Apostle|Paul]].
 
The [[Modern Christian]] may even think the word ''threskos'' has to do with fearing which some say derives from ''threomai'' meaning ''to tremble'', but more modern scholars link it with ''therap''- meaning to serve. Christ said he came to serve and if we are to come in His [[name]] we must do the same.

The word ''therapon'' meaning Servant [Noun]  and akin to ''therapeuo'', "to serve, to heal, an attendant, servant," is a term of dignity and freedom, used of [[Moses]] in [[Hebrews 3]]:5.  The word ''therapeia'' meaning ''Heal'', ''Healing'' and is also akin to the same word ''therapeuo'', primarily denotes the ideas of "care, attention."

The [[Religion]] of Christ is caring about one another in a way that strengthens the people in [[The Way]] of Christ. It is bowing and bending to His ways of righteous and [[charitable practices]] of [[love]] and [[forgive]]ness.

This makes sense according to the context of James and the fact that mindless rituals made no sense in early Israel nor the [[early Church]], nor the activities of Jesus nor would they bear [[fruit]]. Jesus said we should seek the [[Kingdom of God]] and His [[righteousness]] and if we are not seeing a system of social [[welfare]] operating by [[charity]] alone we are not worshiping Jesus nor God the [[Father]].

Some know that religious worship is real care for others yet people fail to do that which was called for and make [[False religion|false religious]] rites out of what are not elements of His gospel...

: [[Galatians 4]]:10  Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.  I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.

== Worship in the Old Testament ==

The Hebrew word החש ׁ ''shachah'',<Ref name="shachah">{{07812}}</Ref> translated ''[[Worship|worship]]'' in the Old Testament, could mean "bow down" or "bow to the will of a superior". 

''Shachah''<Ref name="shachah">{{07812}}</Ref>    החשׁ  which is translated worship 99 times, but bow 31 times, bow down 18, obeisance 9, reverence 5, fall down 3, themselves 2, stoop 1, crouch 1, misc 3. It is defined "to bow down" "before superior in homage".

If a person or individual is not doing the will of Jesus according to His teachings on things like [[love]] and [[charity]], [[Religion]] and  [[Corban]], [[forgive]]ness, [[faith]] in God and [[allegiance]] to Christ<Ref>Acts 17:7  Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of [[Caesar]], saying that there is another king, [one] Jesus.</Ref> then they are not [[worship]]ing Him no matter how loud they shout or sing.

Giving [[allegiance]] or pledging allegiance to, paying homage to a superior, a lord, a [[gods|god]] is the ''[[idolatry]]'' of the [[world]] especially if it is done through [[covetous practices]] to obtain the [[benefits]] and [[Knife|dainties of rulers]] who call themselves [[benefactors]] but [[exercise authority]] over your neighbor instead of [[love]] through [[charity]] which is the [[flesh and blood]] and [[Eucharist]] of Christ. 

Who do you really worship? 

Is it God the [[Father|father]] who art in heaven or is it the [[gods]] of the "[[world]]" Jesus's kingdom was not a part of and the "[[fathers]] of the earth" who is the [[Patronus|patronus]] of the new [[Rome]] who bestows [[Plutarch|gifts, gratuities and benefits]] which are the [[wages of unrighteousness]]?



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== The following is from "Worship Study" ==

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;" width="35%"
| '''Comments''' 
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|From the book [[FCR|The Free Church Report]]
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| A modern definition of the word [[Worship]]: the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity.
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| * the acts or rites that make up a formal expression of reverence for a deity; a religious ceremony or ceremonies. adoration or devotion comparable to religious homage, shown toward a person or principle. honor given to someone in recognition of their merit.
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| '''BRITISH''' "used in addressing or referring to an important or high-ranking person, especially a magistrate or mayor."
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| '''Old English''' ''weorthscipe'' ‘worthiness, acknowledgment of worth’ 
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| The [[early Church]] was taking care of all the social [[welfare]] of Christians through a [[daily ministration]] of [[charity]] which was [[pure Religion]] but [[Modern Christians]] pray to rulers who provide social [[welfare]] through [[legal charity]] by taking from our neighbors in [[covetous practices]] that makes them [[Merchandise]] and [[curse children]]. 
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| The [[Christian conflict]] was refusing to participate in the [[tables]] of [[social security]] through the authority of civil government were a "[[snare]]" and because those systems "[[Corban|make the word of God to none effect]]".
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|  The people were gathered together in small groups of [[tens]] choosing their Ministers as Christ [[commanded]].
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| Is "Worshiping God serving God? Would include serving God by serving others.<Ref name="serve">[[Luke 4]]:8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, [[Satan]]: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.</Ref>
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| See discussion [http://preparingyou.com/wiki/Talk:Worship]
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|* What is the "[[Worship_Services_of_the_People]]"?
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=== Worship Study ===


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<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western" STYLE="page-break-before: always">
In a Jewish <I>worship service</I> the ancient blessings of praise
and thanksgiving to God such as <I>Sh'ma, Amidah </I>(Standing
Prayer) or <I>Tfilah (The </I>Prayer) are often recited and Psalms
might be sung. 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">The modern Christian <I>worship
service</I> often includes singing both traditional Christian hymns
and choruses or more modern renditions of songs and praises,
scripture reading and a sermon. 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">Such communal activities give
participants a sense of fellowship and solemnity but is this what
worshiping is about? Does God want singing and praise or justice and
mercy?</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE CLASS="western">&ldquo;Justice and judgment [are] the
habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.&rdquo;
Psalms 89:14  
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">In  the military the day  starts
with a pledge of allegiance and solemn raising of the flag. It is
common to see several hundred men marching in cadence singing in
union. Are these also forms of worship? Could we also include as
worship the staid rising to sing the Star Spangled Banner at
political conventions or ball games or rising for a judge at his
entry into the courtroom? 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western"><A NAME="W0230400"></A><A NAME="FOOTNOTE 1"></A>
The word <I><B>worship</B></I> in modern dictionaries is defined,
&quot;The reverent love and devotion accorded a deity, an idol, or a
sacred object.&quot; Before early Americans came from England it was
common to use the word <I><B>worship</B></I>, &quot;as a form of
address for magistrates, mayors, and certain other dignitaries.&quot;<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote1anc" HREF="#sdfootnote1sym"><SUP>1</SUP></A></P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">Nothing has contributed more to the
control of the mind of man than the ability to alter the meaning of
words. Words may be changed but the original meaning is for ever
locked in time and history. 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">A little over a hundred years
ago, in Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary the word <B>worship</B> is
found defined, &quot;homage rendered to God which it is sinful
(idolatry) to render to any created being (Ex. 34:14; Isa. 2:8). Such
worship was refused by Peter (Acts 10:25,26)<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote2anc" HREF="#sdfootnote2sym"><SUP>2</SUP></A>
and by an angel (Rev. 22:8,9)&quot;.<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote3anc" HREF="#sdfootnote3sym"><SUP>3</SUP></A>
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western"><A NAME="FOOTNOTE 2"></A>Easton
says worship is homage which is &quot;Ceremonial acknowledgment by a
vassal of allegiance to his lord under feudal law.&quot; This seems
closer to the meaning of the authors of scripture than singing on
Sabbath or Sunday. What any word means in a Biblical sense is
dependent upon the meaning and intent of the author and does not
change with modern opinions, philosophies or doctrines. 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">The word worship in the New
Testament is consistently from the Greek word <I>proskuneo</I><A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote4anc" HREF="#sdfootnote4sym"><SUP>4</SUP></A>
which is formed from two words, the preposition unto or to and the
word for dog. It literally meant &ldquo;meaning to kiss, like a dog
licking his master&rsquo;s hand.&rdquo;</P>
<H3 CLASS="western"><FONT SIZE=3>Worship in the Old Testament</FONT></H3>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">The Greek word <I>proskuneo</I>
is consistently translated <I>worship</I> in the New Testament but
since Jesus did not preach in Greek we may assume that <I>proskuneo</I>
is simply the Greek substitute for the Hebrew word translated
worship. But there is not just one Hebrew word translated into
<I>worship</I> and the words that are translated into worship are not
consistently translated the same..</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">One Hebrew word translated
<I>worship</I> first appears in Genesis 22:5, &quot;<I>And Abraham
said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the
lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.</I>&quot; 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">We are to believe by the
traditional translation of the text that Abraham is going off to
<I>worship</I> God and make a sacrifice of his son as he believed
that was the will of God. Here the word <I>worship</I> was <I>shachah</I>
which means <I>&quot;to bow down&quot; </I>in the sense of <I>obeisance</I>
as in the recognition of rank. This is not the first place <I>shachah,</I>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif">[</FONT><FONT FACE="OLBHEB">hxv
</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif">Shin, Chet Hei]</FONT><FONT FACE="OLBHEB">,</FONT>
appears in the Testaments. 
</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE CLASS="western">&ldquo;<SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal">And
he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and
when he saw [them], he ran to meet them from the tent door, and </SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal"><B>bowed</B></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal">
himself toward the ground,&rdquo; </SPAN>Genesis 18:2 
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">The Hebrew word we often see as
<I>worship</I> is also translated <I>bow</I> 31 times, <I>bow dow</I>n
18, <I>obeisance</I> 9, <I>reverence</I> 5, <I>fall down</I> 3 times
and <I>themselves</I> twice, also <I>stoop</I> and <I>crouch</I> once
each. The same three letter word in Hebrew <FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif">[7811,
</FONT><FONT FACE="OLBHEB">hxv </FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif">Shin,
Chet Hei]</FONT> is also translated swim.</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">This concept of <I>bowing toward
the ground</I> as a form of worship is a way of recognizing rank
which is the essential quality of the <I>homage</I> as expressed with
the Aramaic word <I>sagid,</I> <FONT FACE="OLBHEB">dgo</FONT> <I>,</I>
[<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif">Semech, Gimel, Dalet</FONT>] is
translated into <I>worship<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote5anc" HREF="#sdfootnote5sym"><SUP>5</SUP></A></I>
in Daniel but is defined &quot;to prostrate oneself, do homage.&quot;</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">The same three letter Hebrew
word [<FONT FACE="OLBHEB">dgo</FONT> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif">Semech,
Gimel, Dalet</FONT>] appears in Isaiah and are given a different
Strong's number [5456] translated &ldquo;fall down&rdquo; in
relationship to false gods. If you exchange the Dalet with the letter
Nun, you get the Hebrew word for governor and ruler. Exchange the
Dalet with a Reish and you get the Hebrew word for <I>shut up</I>,
<I>enclose</I> or <I>imprison</I>.</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">We also find the word <I>worship</I>
as in <I>worshipers of Baal</I> in 2 Kings to be from <I>abad, </I><FONT FACE="OLBHEB">dbe</FONT><I>,<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote6anc" HREF="#sdfootnote6sym"><SUP>6</SUP></A></I>
meaning to <I>labor</I> but more in the sense of &quot;to be
compelled to work&quot; or &quot; to be enticed to serve.&quot; Even
the word <I>Baal</I> means &quot;lord&quot; and again expresses a
superior rank with subordinate service as a form of compelled duty or
worship. Cain was a tiller of the ground<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote7anc" HREF="#sdfootnote7sym"><SUP>7</SUP></A>.
The ground he compelled into his service was Adamah, translated as
land, earth, ground, but also husbandman and country. Was Cain the
ground or forcing other sons of Adam to labor for him, to bow, down,
to pay him homage? 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western"><I>Shachah</I>, <FONT FACE="OLBHEB">hxv,</FONT>
is seen in the ten commandments associated with service and again
translated <I>bow down</I>. Exodus 20:5 <I>Thou shalt not bow down
thyself to them, nor serve them: &hellip;</I> 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">Rank, homage, service are
political concepts and of course Biblically speaking Abraham was
leaving City or Civil States of Ur and Haran to be free of paying
homage to the <I>gods of the city</I>. He chose to pay homage to the
God of Creation, God the Father. He even established &ldquo;altars&rdquo;
of living stone so that the people may live according to the perfect
law of liberty.<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote8anc" HREF="#sdfootnote8sym"><SUP>8</SUP></A></P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">In the Old Testament the words
&quot;gods&quot; and &quot;God&quot; are translated from the single
word <I>'elohiym</I> in the plural. <I>'Elohiym</I> is defined
&quot;rulers, judges&quot; and &quot;occasionally applied as
deference to magistrates&quot;<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote9anc" HREF="#sdfootnote9sym"><SUP>9</SUP></A>
while in the New Testament the word God is translated from the Greek
word <I>theos</I> which figuratively means &quot;a magistrate.&quot;
Emperors and Presidents often hold the office of Apotheos, appointer
of gods,<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote10anc" HREF="#sdfootnote10sym"><SUP>10</SUP></A>
because they are the appointer of judges within their jurisdictional
states.<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote11anc" HREF="#sdfootnote11sym"><SUP>11</SUP></A>
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">The most common word translated
into <I>worship</I> in the New Testament is <I>proskuneo</I>. It does
not mean bow down but rather <I>to kiss the hand</I>. This
translation does not do justice to its meaning. Among the Orientals
it did include the idea of falling upon the knee and is simply a
<I>token of reverence by kneeling or prostration to do homage (to
one) or make obeisance.</I> <I>Proskuneo</I> was a word <I>used of
homage shown to men and beings of superior rank.</I> But obeisance<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote12anc" HREF="#sdfootnote12sym"><SUP>12</SUP></A>
alone is not enough for rulers for there is no profit in bowing
alone.</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">The word <I>latreuo</I> from
<I>latris</I> (a hired menial, employee); is also translated <I>worship</I>
and <I>worshiper</I> in the New Testament and means <I>to serve for
hire</I> and also includes the idea of homage.<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote13anc" HREF="#sdfootnote13sym"><SUP>13</SUP></A>
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">What worship truly means in the
Bible has a common theme and significance. It has to do with homage
and rank of a superior and inferior citizens of a political state.
Jesus and John the Baptist preached a kingdom not a religion. 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">At the time of Christ there was
a complaint of the Helenization of the Jewish traditions. In Plato's
<I>Laws On Musical Worship</I> for Apollo he states, 
</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE CLASS="western">&quot;In order, then, that the soul of
the child&hellip; obey the law&hellip; I say, to produce this effect,
chants appear to have been invented, which really enchant, and are
designed to implant that harmony of which we speak.&quot; 
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE CLASS="western"><A NAME="FOOTNOTE 3"></A>&quot;And
similarly the true legislator will persuade, and, if he cannot
persuade, will compel the poet to express, as he ought, by fair and
noble words, in his rhythms, the figures, and in his melodies, the
music of temperate and brave and in every way good men.&quot;<SUP><A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote14anc" HREF="#sdfootnote14sym"><SUP>14</SUP></A></SUP>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">I suspect that the modern
transformation of the word <I>worship</I> from a political act of
homage and recognition of superior rank is a completion of that
ancient demagoguery of the Greeks. Certainly the modern preaching has
more in common with the Greek orators than the question and answers
coming during the New Testament sermons. 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">Israel was a kingdom not a
religion. Judea was the remnant of that kingdom steeped in apostasy
with usurpers occupying the office of the crown and the public
service in the temple. Jesus came preaching a kingdom at hand not a
religion. The worship in the kingdom of Heaven is not merely lip
service or verbal praise and melodious singing, but is a
manifestation of the homage owed the King and His Father. 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">Homage is a ceremony that gives
evidence of submission but with that submission the people are
required to give their substance to their master or masters, their
law makers, rulers and judges. Religion is an aspect of every
government. It is in essence the caring for the widows, orphans and
needy of society. In the kingdom there is also an aspect of religion
that requires us to accomplish this task with free will offering in
faith, hope and charity. Pure religion<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote15anc" HREF="#sdfootnote15sym"><SUP>15</SUP></A>
is well defined in the bible.</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE CLASS="western" STYLE="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal">
&ldquo;Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this,
To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, [and] to keep
himself unspotted from the world.&rdquo; James 1:27 
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western"><A NAME="FOOTNOTE 4"></A><A NAME="FOOTNOTE 5"></A>
Being unspotted from the world is being untouched in spirit and in
truth by the ways of the world. The world<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote16anc" HREF="#sdfootnote16sym"><SUP>16</SUP></A>
was the government of Rome which like Cain now forced the offerings
of the people, like Saul compelled the sacrifice of the people and
like Solomon and Rehoboam oppressed them as if they were whipped with
whips and scorpions.<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote17anc" HREF="#sdfootnote17sym"><SUP>17</SUP></A>
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">Jesus was the king. The Angels
announced it, kings recognized it, shepherds accepted it, the the
voice of the people hailed Him,<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote18anc" HREF="#sdfootnote18sym"><SUP>18</SUP></A>
Rome proclaimed it.<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote19anc" HREF="#sdfootnote19sym"><SUP>19</SUP></A>
The only ones who denounced him were the Pharisees and they said they
had no king but Caesar.</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">As King, He appointed a kingdom
to certain chosen men<SUP><A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote20anc" HREF="#sdfootnote20sym"><SUP>20</SUP></A></SUP>
so that they would serve that kingdom at hand and maintain it. Their
rank in that kingdom is always one of service not <I>exercising
authority</I>.<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote21anc" HREF="#sdfootnote21sym"><SUP>21</SUP></A>
They do not receive homage or obeisance which is reserved only for
the Son, the king of the Kingdom and His Father. 
</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE CLASS="western" STYLE="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal">
&ldquo;And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down
at his feet, and worshipped [him]. But Peter took him up, saying,
Stand up; I myself also am a man.&rdquo; Acts 10:25 
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">From the beginning the true
bondservants of Christ have always refused to receive the homage due
the King. They were true to the commands of Christ as servants of His
kingdom. But there are those who have chosen from the beginning to
dilute, deny and even usurp His kingdom at hand with other ways that
bring the people into bondage and under the ways of the would be
Caesars of the world.. 
</P>
<H3 CLASS="western"><FONT SIZE=3><I><B>Thou hatest the deeds </B></I></FONT>
</H3>
<BLOCKQUOTE CLASS="western">&ldquo;<SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: normal">But
this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which
I also hate.&rdquo;</SPAN></SPAN> Revelation 2:6 
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">What was the doctrine of the
&quot;Nicolaitans&quot;? There was a connection between them and
Balaam. Balaam is from the Hebrew word <I>'Baal'</I> meaning <I>lord</I>
or <I>master</I> and <I>'am'</I> references the <I>people</I>. It is
an expression of superior rank over the people contrary to the
directive of Christ, the King. 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western"><I>Nike</I> is the Greek word
for <I>conqueror </I>with <I>nikos </I>meaning <I>victor</I>. <I>Laos</I>
is a word for <I>people</I>. Nicolaitan and Baalam are two different
forms of the same idea. Both include the idea of rank, lordship and
submission to an exercising authority who can judge the people. They
are systems that make gods, or judging rulers, of men, who other men
must pay homage too. Homage being fealty or allegiance. 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">Cain did the same in the first
city state and the kings of Israel chosen by the people, when the
people rejected God, also forced the homage and sacrifice<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote22anc" HREF="#sdfootnote22sym"><SUP>22</SUP></A>
of the people, whipping them with whips and scorpions.</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western"><A NAME="FOOTNOTE 6"></A>There
is a controversy concerning who is the clergy and laity or people in
the kingdom of Heaven. It is clear by the Biblical text that Jesus
appointed certain individuals to positions of service. Those
individuals also made appointments of ministering trustees chosen by
the people.<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote23anc" HREF="#sdfootnote23sym"><SUP>23</SUP></A>
The word <I>clergy</I> is simply the clerks of the kingdom, the
bondservants of the King and public servants of the people. While the
laity are the people who enjoy the perfect law of liberty with its
burden of individual responsibility and its reward of redemption in
spirit and in truth. 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">The problem arises in
distinguishing the Nicolatian or Baalam system of clergy and laity
from that which was established by Christ. The result of the religious
doctrines that they preach is that the kingdom of God is not at hand. They do
not seem to realize that the kingdom comes when His will is done. It
does not come through observation but it is the fruit of faith and
consequence of charity.</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">Some religions have a top down
clergy that <I>exercises authority</I> but this is contrary to the
Kingdom of Heaven. &ldquo;He taught that the authority of kings and
princes was originally derived from the people&rdquo;<SUP><A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote24anc" HREF="#sdfootnote24sym"><SUP>24</SUP></A></SUP>
How do Kings get their power of authority which originally belonged
to the people by God's granted grace and dominion? They get it
because the people reject God and cry out for rulers who may exercise
authority over them. They covet their neighbor's goods through the
agency of these governmental rulers and judges who they choose for
themselves.<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote25anc" HREF="#sdfootnote25sym"><SUP>25</SUP></A>
Through that covetous nature they are made into human resources and
brought into bondage again.<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote26anc" HREF="#sdfootnote26sym"><SUP>26</SUP></A>
These worldly institution which men create with their own hands
demand that the people serve them, they oppress their neighbor,
denounce the king, claim no government but Caesar and turn their
hearts from the ways of God.</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE CLASS="western"><A NAME="FOOTNOTE 8"></A>&quot;And with
regard to our not swearing at all, and always speaking the truth, He
enjoined as follows: 'Swear not at all; but let your yea be yea, and
your nay, nay; for whatsoever is more than these cometh of Evil.'
[Matt. 5 34-37]. And that we ought to worship God alone, He thus
persuaded us: 'The greatest commandment is, Thou shalt worship the
Lord thy God, and Him only shall thou serve, with all thy heart, and
with all thy strength, the Lord God that made thee.' [Mark 7].&rdquo;<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote27anc" HREF="#sdfootnote27sym"><SUP>27</SUP></A>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">Here we see Justin the martyr
equating swearing oaths to anyone as a violation of the commandment
to worship God. This is one way governments gain power and men and
society are made weak by their dependency on that government of
allegiance. 
</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE CLASS="western" STYLE="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal">
&ldquo;From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for
the kingdom of heaven is at hand.&rdquo; Matthew 4:17 
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">Jesus was not preaching the
religion of heaven is at hand but the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
It is not like the government of the other nations but was and is
very real. It is seldom recognized because it does not exercise
authority one over the other as Jesus forbid.<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote28anc" HREF="#sdfootnote28sym"><SUP>28</SUP></A>
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">The reason early Christians
gathered together was to take care of the business of that government
of God. This is also why they were persecuted out of jealousy and
envy for their liberty. There was religious freedom guaranteed by
Roman constitution so you could look to any government for your
needs. Christ was turning the world right side up and to those who
did not want to change they were seen as turning the world upside
down. 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">The governments of the gentiles
were top down, but the government of God is bottom up. It begins in
the bottom of every man's heart. It is a system of choice and liberty
where no one taxes you but your own conscience.<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote29anc" HREF="#sdfootnote29sym"><SUP>29</SUP></A>
Everyman is king in his own house<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote30anc" HREF="#sdfootnote30sym"><SUP>30</SUP></A>
and priest in his own family.<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote31anc" HREF="#sdfootnote31sym"><SUP>31</SUP></A>
</P>
<H3 CLASS="western"><FONT SIZE=3>Jesus came to serve. </FONT>
</H3>
<BLOCKQUOTE CLASS="western">&ldquo;&hellip; <I><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: normal">I
am among you as he that serveth.&rdquo; </SPAN></I>Luke 22:27 
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">In
Gibbon's Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, he praised &quot;the
union and discipline of the Christian republic.&quot; This personal
discipline included the rights and responsibilities of freedom. It
was a kingdom that depended on faith hope and charity.</FONT> 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">He
also pointed out that &quot;it gradually formed an independent and
increasing state in the heart of the Roman Empire.&quot; The early
Christian ekklesia was a republic that was recognized by Rome through
the proclamation nailed to the cross by order of the Proconsul of
Rome, Pontius Pilate. When Jesus rose from the dead to stand again
upon the earth, so did his Kingdom. His kingdom now lives in the
hearts of those who follow His way and do the will of the Father and
the Son.</FONT> 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">When Jesus said to call no man
on earth Father that was a spiritual and political statement.<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote32anc" HREF="#sdfootnote32sym"><SUP>32</SUP></A>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman">To live in Christ kingdom and return to
the house of the Father in Heaven is a wonderful thing. If we are
really returning to His house and kingdom in spirit and truth then we
should be living under the perfect law of liberty and not the bondage
of Jacob.<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote33anc" HREF="#sdfootnote33sym"><SUP>33</SUP></A></FONT></P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">Many people think of worship as
singing or praising Jesus or the Father, but is this true worship or
only lip service. He says:</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE CLASS="western">&ldquo;If ye love me, keep my
commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you
another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the
Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him
not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you,
and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to
you. Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see
me: because I live, ye shall live also. At that day ye shall know
that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. He that hath my
commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that
loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will
manifest myself to him. Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how
is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the
world? Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will
keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto
him, and make our abode with him.&rdquo; John 14:15, 23 
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">Is faith in Christ a hollow
thing or a thing that bears fruit? Homage or worship can be defined
as &quot;a symbolical acknowledgment made by a feudal tenant to, and
in the presence of, his lord, on receiving investiture of fee, or
coming to it by succession, that he was his man, or vassal;
profession of fealty to a sovereign.&quot; Though many people sing
praises of worship, their lives are filled with acts of homage and
worship toward the kings of the gentiles who exercise authority one
over the other. Their lives are like the gentiles and not like the
kingdom of God. These same people also apply or pray at the table of
these gentile rulers who are called <I>benefactors</I> in hopes of
receiving their gifts, gratuities and benefits. 
</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE CLASS="western">&ldquo;<SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: normal">When
thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before
thee: And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to
appetite. Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful
meat.&rdquo; </SPAN></SPAN>Proverbs 23:1-3 
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">Worship is an act of faith and
expression of acceptance of superior rank of a king or Lord. It is
not originally a religious term. When we truly began to worship the
Lord and King then we may find cause to celebrate and sing His
praises but we are told that his family does the will of the Father.<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote34anc" HREF="#sdfootnote34sym"><SUP>34</SUP></A>
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">When we truly worship God it is
cause to celebrate, but we should not confuse the celebration with
the act of worship itself. 
</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE CLASS="western" STYLE="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal">
&ldquo;But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness;
and all these things shall be added unto you.&rdquo; Matthew 6:33</BLOCKQUOTE>
<H3 CLASS="western">Seek the Kingdom</H3>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">The entire Bible is a commentary
on man's political relationships with governments created by the
hands of men. These governments require the service of the people as
human resources, that take their sons and daughters, the first fruits
of their labor, the best of their fields, and rule over them because
the <I>voice of the people</I> <I>rejected</I> God. 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">From Cain's city to Nimrod's
kingdom, onto the Pharaohs and Caesars of the world men have rejected
God for governments of their own creation and for the benefits they
covet. 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">To really understand God's
government and the Kingdom of Heaven or a godly government you need
to obtain some knowledge and understanding of governments. 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">Israel was literally the kingdom
of God on earth. Before Saul and David who was its King? Was it not
the head of every family? How was it ruled? Was it not ruled first in
their hearts and mind by their God given conscience? Where did it go
wrong? Was it not the voice of the people?<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote35anc" HREF="#sdfootnote35sym"><SUP>35</SUP></A>
The people have been told. 
</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE CLASS="western">&ldquo;<SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: normal">And
the LORD said&hellip; hearken unto their voice&hellip; yet protest
solemnly&hellip; He will take your sons&hellip; he will appoint him
captains over thousands, and captains over fifties&hellip; he will
take your daughters&hellip; he will take your fields&hellip; even the
best of them, and give them to his servants&hellip; he will take&hellip;
and give to his officers, and to his servants... he will take&hellip;
your goodliest young men&hellip; put them to his work... ye shall cry
out&hellip; and the LORD will not hear you... Nevertheless the people
refused to obey&hellip; Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye
every man unto his city.&rdquo;</SPAN></SPAN><I><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: normal">
</SPAN></I>1 Samuel 8:8-22 
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">The centralization of a top down
authority under kings made of flesh and blood was sharply condemned
and warned against by Samuel. The people refused to listen to the
Wisdom of God as they had done from the beginning. Therefore, until
Christ the king came they were set on the road to despotism and
tyranny. People still have trouble living with out rulers who
exercise authority one over the other. This is because they have not
really received the Gospel that the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">What kind of Kingdom does God
want for His children? 
</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE CLASS="western" STYLE="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal">
&ldquo;But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become
the sons of God, [even] to them that believe on his name:&rdquo; John
1:12 
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western" STYLE="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal">
Some 3,000 years ago Moses managed a society of about three million
people. He was led to organize them by establishing captains of ten
families and captains of ten captains, etc.. 
</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE CLASS="western" STYLE="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal">
&ldquo;That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their
fathers, who [were] the princes of the tribes, and were over them
that were numbered, offered:&rdquo; Numbers 7:2 
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">If the <I>princes of the tribes</I>
were over the people then what was the difference in appointing a
king over the people? The word <I>over</I> in Numbers 7:2 is from
<I>amad </I><FONT FACE="OLBHEB">dme</FONT> translated <I>stood</I>
171 times and <I>stand</I> 137 and is almost never translated <I>over</I>
in more than 500 appearances. The same three Hebrew letters are also
given other Strong's numbers<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote36anc" HREF="#sdfootnote36sym"><SUP>36</SUP></A>
which are translated <I>upright</I> or <I>with me.</I></P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western"><I>Amad</I> means &ldquo;<I>to
stand, remain, endure, take one's stand.&rdquo; </I>The word does not
really mean <I>over</I> as we often think of a king or a general
ruling over his subjects. It is more in the way of enduring or
standing or endorsing an office of service, respect and duty. Now the
word <I>numbered</I> in the Biblical verse Numbers 7:2 is from <I>paqad</I>
<FONT FACE="OLBHEB">dqp</FONT> which means <I>to attend to, muster,
number, reckon, visit, punish, appoint, look after, care for</I>. 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">There were twelve tribes and the
people were gathered together in small groups of tens choosing their
civil and religious leaders from amongst the patriarchs and the
Levites. These leaders were titular because the real authority rested
with the people. God not give them an exercising authority nor the
power to compel the offerings of the people. The people did that
themselves under Saul.</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">This same pattern of free will
and liberty, chosen but titular public servants of small groups
networked together, was repeated in the early Church. As we see in
the upper room there were 120 families represented by name, and the
twelve apostles, one for each group of ten. 
</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE CLASS="western">&ldquo;<SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: normal">And
in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said,
(the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)&rdquo;</SPAN></SPAN>
Acts 1:15 
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">Israel's early Kingdom granted
by God through Moses was a trusteeship under God the Father dependent
upon the good will of the people. It was divided into the civil power
which remained with the families. In fact each family had its own
priest, usually the eldest son. Each family was autonomous but they
gathered together in congregations of people choosing their ministers
from a pool of Levites. The priestly office of the nation bound by
liberty and charity was held by the first born of the kingdom, known
as the Levites. 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">The Levites took the position of
the first born of the nation when they were called out by Moses. The
Levites managed the altar and the daily ministration of the
government. They were the ministers and clerks. They served the
people and ministered to the kingdom like eldest sons in a family.
The Levites were only tithed to <I>according to their service</I>.
They truly were public <I>servants</I>. 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">When the people were afraid
everyone would desert while Moses was gone, they devised a common
plan found in many governments of that day and this. They deposited
their family wealth in a central vault controlled by trusted men of
government, in this case it was the the golden calf,<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote37anc" HREF="#sdfootnote37sym"><SUP>37</SUP></A>
Moses understood how it was a wicked thing to bind the people by
anything more than love for one another, a passion for mercy and
justice and the way of God the Father. The Levites were called out by
Moses to serve the kingdom because they had the faith to step out of
that system of social security. 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">The ministers of the kingdom
belonged to God as His bondservants to hold in trust His dominion on
earth for the service of the people who seek that kingdom. They had
no personal estate and depended upon the people whom they served. The
Church, from the Greek <I>ekklesia</I> meaning <I>called out</I>, was
appointed to that role by Jesus Christ. It was not to be done like what
the Pharisees had put in place. </P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western"><A NAME="FOOTNOTE 9"></A><A NAME="FOOTNOTE 10"></A>
Eventually Israel's civil powers held by the individual Patriarchs
were vested into the trusteeship of the Kings rather than the
individual Fathers of each family. The Romans underwent a similar
process of shifting the <I>manus</I><SUP><A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote38anc" HREF="#sdfootnote38sym"><SUP>38</SUP></A></SUP>
of the family from the <I>Patria Potestas</I><SUP><I><A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote39anc" HREF="#sdfootnote39sym"><SUP>39</SUP></A></I></SUP>
of the patriarchs to the Senate and then to the Patronus or Emperor
of their nation. This form of centralized government of power and
control is a departure from the system of faith, hope and charity
instituted by God. History, because of the sinful nature of men,
continues to repeat itself. 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">The priestly offices of public
servant also came under the direction of the high priests through an
adulterous corruption of that office. Following this same path of the
centralization of power is an accompanying neglect of responsibility
by the people to each other. 
</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE CLASS="western">&ldquo;Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear
any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love
thy neighbour as thyself: I [am] the LORD.&rdquo; Leviticus 19:18 
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE CLASS="western">&ldquo;For this, Thou shalt not commit
adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not
bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if [there be] any other
commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou
shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.&rdquo; Romans 13:9 
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">Much of this corruption of the
Pharisees at the time of Christ grew with the Hasmonean Dynasty which
led to a corrupted priesthood and civil war. To settle that dispute
some applied to Roman international military peace keeping forces
under Pompey. They willingly agreed to help resolve disputes as to
who should be the rightful King according to Hebraic law and
tradition. 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">Both the Hasmonean and the
Romans heavily influenced the traditional Separation of Church and
State, religion<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote40anc" HREF="#sdfootnote40sym"><SUP>40</SUP></A>
and defense,<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote41anc" HREF="#sdfootnote41sym"><SUP>41</SUP></A>
along different lines than those laid down by Moses. The Church
gained some power to collect or receive taxes, own land in their own
name and exercise authority, under the Hasmonians while the State
powers, still resting with the king, began to legislate religious
doctrine and institutionalize what was previously systems of charity
under their growing control. 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">In 78 BC the Pharisees, a
political party, had an ordinance<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote42anc" HREF="#sdfootnote42sym"><SUP>42</SUP></A>
passed requiring the temple tax be paid or the matter was handed over
to the appointed civil magistrates of Judea for enforcement by the
right hand of government. Funds flowed into the government's temple
whether it served the people or not. Now with the top down
appointment of the courts, new legislated statutes and the
fornication of the priests the government served the people less and
the people served the government more.</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">Much of Israel or the seed of
Abraham had little to nothing to do with the House of David from the
time of Rehoboam. At the time of Herod's occupation of the throne the
problems of the kingdom had become acute. Who should take the
positions of royal trustee of both the civil and religious aspects of
the kingdom of God on earth, High Priest and King. Jesus came to
settle the Issue 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">Luke 22:29 states, <SPAN STYLE="font-weight: normal">&quot;And
I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;&quot;
</SPAN>
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">Here we see that the Apostles
had a Kingdom appointed to them for the purpose of ministering to
that Kingdom. In God's Kingdom the individual takes on His God given
right to the dominion of his own flesh and blood, body and soul and
also the responsibility that is correlative to that right. The
ministers of the kingdom are answerable to God through the authority
of Jesus the King. They are the bondservants of Jesus Christ serving
His Kingdom by serving the people. To coordinate these individual
freemen into one body politic under the kingship of Jesus the Christ
and God the Father without exercising dominion or authority over them
is the duty and office of His appointed Church.<BR>The Kingdom of
Heaven is a palpable reality when one recognizes its auspicious
nature. His Holy or Separate Church, which serves His kingdom, is a
proponent of the divine principles of freedom and an advocate of the
perfect law of liberty and responsibility. 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">As Jesus came preaching the
Kingdom of Heaven there were a few things He was going to have to do:
&ldquo;<I><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: normal">ye shall return every man
unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.&rdquo;</SPAN></I>
Leviticus 25:10 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">Most of the governments of today
exercise authority over men. They are not Christian. They are
governments like the gentiles which Jesus clearly forbid. They are
all in opposition to the teachings of Christ Jesus, the Anointed
King. [<I>Matthew 20:25-27, Mark 10:42, Luke 22:25</I>] 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">Under the perfect law of liberty
the elder father of each family group was the head of a household and
by the nature of that fact he was an elder. When the Apostles
appointed elders they were not granting the office of <I>elder</I>
they were appointing elders to the office of minister. Those
ministers were chosen by the people. What has become known today as
bishops were chosen by ten ministers. Bishops or overseers were to
<I>stand and</I> <I>serve</I> those original ministers and in turn
ten bishops chose an archbishop. 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">This system continued for most
of the followers of the Messiah even after Constantine order at Milan
to become Christian, where people picked one bishop for a whole city
and he in turn exercised authority issuing edicts and calling for the
persecution of so called non Christians. That Bishop began to
<I>exercise authority</I> issuing edicts and commands. He considered
a bishop as an &quot;aristocratic figure&quot; and formulated the
Church according to the &quot;ways of Rome issuing decrees, edicts,
and commands&quot; rather than serving as a subject minister and
servant of the people. He was intolerant of other religions and
actually argued in the Roman Senate that all other religions should
be stamped out. 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">They eventually appointed those
who ruled that new Roman church from the top down with the aid of
their crowned Kings, who were often crowned by the very Church who
was appointed to keep the people free. These so called Christians, of
course, were not a true Christians Church. They were the instituted
Church and <I>manufactured christians<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote43anc" HREF="#sdfootnote43sym"><SUP>43</SUP></A></I>
with more fear of Constantine than love of Jesus. The system that
grew out of this departure from the &quot;Way of the Lord&quot; was
contrary to the words of Jesus Christ. It was a breach of His trust. 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">An example of the nature of the
Church was still obvious in 600 AD when the Anglo Saxon had formed a
government with something called a Tithing man who oversaw ten
families, a Hundredsmen who oversaw ten Tithingmen, and an Eoldorman
who oversaw ten Hundredsmen. There were a thousand families known as
Shire under the oversership of an Eoldorman. 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">This system contributed to a
united society in part because no person was responsible for
communicating directly with more than 10 people and each man was free
to choose the Tithing man of his choice and each Tithing man in small
groups of ten chose their Hundredsman etc.. These small dedicated
often related cell groups made for an independent yet unified force
to ward off almost any hardship, attack or attempted usurpation. 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">The Kings were crowned by the
vicarious institution of those manufactured christians. The ruling
elite replaced the tithing men with <I>constables</I> who kept the
people as they kept their stables. 
</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE CLASS="western" STYLE="font-style: normal">&ldquo;But he
shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return
to Egypt, &hellip; Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.&rdquo;
De. 17:16. 
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">These religious and civil
leaders brought with them all the disadvantages that Samuel had
warned us of two thousand years before.</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE CLASS="western">&ldquo;And he said, This will be the
manner of the king that shall reign over you:&hellip; he will appoint
him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties;&hellip;&rdquo;
1 Samuel 8:11,12. 
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">We have fallen away from the
teachings of the Bible. Their institution of modern Churches are
barren. Instead of leading people to liberty they have delivered them
into bondage.</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE CLASS="western">&ldquo;While they promise them liberty,
they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is
overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.&rdquo;  2 Peter 2:19 
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">The people seeking the kingdom
of God have been influenced by Roman ideas and many of our traditions
have evolved from that influence. 
</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE CLASS="western">&ldquo;<SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: normal">But
I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that
hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a
stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things
sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. So hast thou also
them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.&rdquo;</SPAN></SPAN>
Rev. 2:14, 15 
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">Balac was not a religion but a
government system that brought the people to a state of selfish
apathy and wantonness by an exercising authority and covetous vanity.
The exercising authority of rulers, their entitlements, traditions
and doctrines usurps the responsibility of the individual and brings
them into sloth, apathy and avarice. 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">Religion today has been polluted
by men who desire power and authority over other people, whether in
civil democracies or the church pew. This power and authority was
never intended by the Lord. 
</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE CLASS="western" STYLE="font-style: normal">&ldquo;<SPAN STYLE="font-weight: normal">Because
my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and
they have caused them to stumble in their ways [from] the ancient
paths, to walk in paths, [in] a way not cast up;&rdquo; Jeremiah
18:15 </SPAN>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">We may return to the <I>ancient
paths</I> and join together in true worship of our King and Father.
Modern Christianity is the product of centuries of book burning,
prevarication and persecution. We must learn to worship the Father by
paying Him homage and service by caring for His sheep. We cannot
serve two masters nor can we pay homage to one King while we say we
worship another. 
</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE CLASS="western" STYLE="font-style: normal">&ldquo;<SPAN STYLE="font-weight: normal">And
he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in
heaven, so in earth.&rdquo;</SPAN> Luke 11:2 
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">There should be no king or ruler
for Christians but Jesus the Christ. No Father on earth but our
Father in Heaven. It is that kingdom of liberty under God which is at
hand. It is the justice and mercy of His perfect law of liberty to
which we owe our homage, allegiance and worship. 
</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE CLASS="western">&ldquo;<SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: normal">In
those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of
Judaea, And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.&rdquo;
</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal">Matthew 3:2 </SPAN>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote1">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote1sym" HREF="#sdfootnote1anc">1</A><I>The
	American Heritage&reg; Dictionary of the English Language, 4th
	Edition</I> 
	</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote2">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote" STYLE="page-break-before: auto"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote2sym" HREF="#sdfootnote2anc">2</A>Acts
	10:25 &ldquo;And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell
	down at his feet, and worshiped [him]. But Peter took him up,
	saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.&rdquo;</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote3">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote3sym" HREF="#sdfootnote3anc">3</A>Rev
	22:8 &ldquo;And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship
	before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. Then
	saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant,
	and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings
	of this book: worship God.&rdquo;</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote4">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote4sym" HREF="#sdfootnote4anc">4</A>4352
	~<FONT FACE="OLBGRK">proskunew</FONT>~ proskuneo defined 1) to kiss
	the hand to (towards) one, in token of reverence 2) among the
	Orientals, esp. the Persians, to fall upon the knees and touch the
	ground with the forehead as an expression of profound reverence 3)
	in the NT by kneeling or prostration to do homage (to one) or make
	obeisance, whether in order to express respect or to make
	supplication</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote5">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote5sym" HREF="#sdfootnote5anc">5</A>05457
	<FONT FACE="OLBHEB">dgo</FONT> c@gid (Aramaic) corresponding to
	05456;  v AV-worship 12 1 to prostrate oneself, do homage, worship
	1a) (P'al) to do homage</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote6">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote6sym" HREF="#sdfootnote6anc">6</A>05647
	<FONT FACE="OLBHEB">dbe</FONT> `abad translated serve 227 times, do
	15, till 9, servant 5, work 5, worshippers 5, service 4, dress 2,
	labour 2, ear 2, misc 14; 290 1) to work, serve</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote7">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote7sym" HREF="#sdfootnote7anc">7</A>Genesis
	4:2 &ldquo;And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a
	keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.&rdquo;</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote8">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote8sym" HREF="#sdfootnote8anc">8</A>The
	book <I>Thy Kingdom Comes</I> by Brother Gregory Williams</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote9">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote9sym" HREF="#sdfootnote9anc">9</A>Strong's
	Concordance</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote10">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><FONT FACE="Arial"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote10sym" HREF="#sdfootnote10anc">10</A>The
	Apothems of Washington</FONT></P>
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote">
	<FONT FACE="Arial"><A CLASS="western" HREF="http://www.hisholychurch.org/sermon/apotheos.php">http://www.hisholychurch.org/sermon/apotheos.php</A></FONT></P>
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><FONT FACE="Arial">There Are gods</FONT></P>
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote">
	<FONT FACE="Arial">Many&nbsp;&nbsp;<A CLASS="western" HREF="http://www.hisholychurch.org/sermon/theosgod.php">http://www.hisholychurch.org/sermon/theosgod.php</A></FONT></P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote11">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote11sym" HREF="#sdfootnote11anc">11</A><FONT FACE="Arial">Rome
	vs. US <A CLASS="western" HREF="http://www.hisholychurch.org/sermon/romeus.php">http://www.hisholychurch.org/sermon/romeus.php</A></FONT></P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote12">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote12sym" HREF="#sdfootnote12anc">12</A>Obeisance.
	A gesture or movement of the body, such as a curtsy, that expresses
	deference or homage. <CITE>The American Heritage&reg; Dictionary of
	the English Language, Fourth Edition</CITE> 
	</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote13">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote13sym" HREF="#sdfootnote13anc">13</A>Homage.
	Ceremonial acknowledgment by a vassal of allegiance to his lord
	under feudal law. The American Heritage&reg; Dictionary of the
	English Language, Fourth Edition 
	</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote14">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote14sym" HREF="#sdfootnote14anc">14</A>Translated
	by Benjamin Jowett 
	</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote15">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote15sym" HREF="#sdfootnote15anc">15</A>Pure
	Religion http://www.hisholychurch.info/news/articles/religion.php</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote16">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote16sym" HREF="#sdfootnote16anc">16</A>2889
	<FONT FACE="OLBGRK">kosmov </FONT>kosmos an apt and harmonious
	arrangement or constitution, order, government</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote17">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote17sym" HREF="#sdfootnote17anc">17</A>Eucharist
	 http://www.hisholychurch.info/sermon/Eucharist.pdf</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote18">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote18sym" HREF="#sdfootnote18anc">18</A>Voice
	of the People  http://www.hisholychurch.info/news/articles/voice.php</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote19">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote19sym" HREF="#sdfootnote19anc">19</A>A
	Vision of Redemption</P>
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote">
	http://www.hisholychurch.info/news/redemption.php</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote20">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote20sym" HREF="#sdfootnote20anc">20</A>Luke
	22:29 &ldquo;And I appoint unto you a kingdom, &hellip;&rdquo; 
	</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote21">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote21sym" HREF="#sdfootnote21anc">21</A>Luke
	22:25-26 &ldquo;And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles
	exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon
	them are called benefactors. But ye shall not be so: but he that is
	greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief,
	as he that doth serve. For whether is greater, he that sitteth at
	meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am
	among you as he that serveth. Ye are they which have continued with
	me in my temptations. And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father
	hath appointed unto me;&rdquo; also Mark 10:42, Matthew 20:25</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote22">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote22sym" HREF="#sdfootnote22anc">22</A>1
	Samuel 13:12 &ndash; 15.</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote23">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote23sym" HREF="#sdfootnote23anc">23</A>Acts
	6:3 &ldquo;Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men &hellip;
	whom we may appoint over this business. &ldquo;</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote24">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote24sym" HREF="#sdfootnote24anc">24</A><I>The
	life of John Knox</I> by Thomas M'Crie 
	</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote25">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote25sym" HREF="#sdfootnote25anc">25</A>Judges
	10:14 &ldquo;Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them
	deliver you in the time of your tribulation.&rdquo;</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote26">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote26sym" HREF="#sdfootnote26anc">26</A>2
	Peter 2:3 &ldquo;And through covetousness shall they with feigned
	words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time
	lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.&rdquo;</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote27">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote27sym" HREF="#sdfootnote27anc">27</A>First
	Apology of Justin Chap.16.-Concerning Patience and Swearing. 
	</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote28">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote28sym" HREF="#sdfootnote28anc">28</A>&ldquo;But
	Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they
	which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over
	them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. But so
	shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you,
	shall be your minister: And whosoever of you will be the chiefest,
	shall be servant of all. For even the Son of man came not to be
	ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for
	many.&rdquo; Mark 10:42  also Luke 22:25, Matthew 20:25</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote29">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote29sym" HREF="#sdfootnote29anc">29</A>Judges
	17:6 &ldquo;In those days [there was] no king in Israel, [but] every
	man did [that which was] right in his own eyes.&rdquo;</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote30">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote30sym" HREF="#sdfootnote30anc">30</A>1
	Timothy 5:8 &ldquo;But if any provide not for his own, and specially
	for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse
	than an infidel.&rdquo;</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote31">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote31sym" HREF="#sdfootnote31anc">31</A>Leviticus
	25:10 &ldquo;And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim
	liberty throughout [all] the land unto all the inhabitants thereof:
	it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto
	his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.&rdquo;</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote32">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote32sym" HREF="#sdfootnote32anc">32</A>Call
	no man on earth Father</P>
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote">
	http://www.hisholychurch.info/sermon/father.php</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote33">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote33sym" HREF="#sdfootnote33anc">33</A>Chapter
	4. of the book The Covenants of the gods</P>
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote">Employ vs Enslave
	http://www.hisholychurch.info/study/gods/cog4eve.php</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote34">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote34sym" HREF="#sdfootnote34anc">34</A>Matthew
	7:21 &ldquo;Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall
	enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my
	Father which is in heaven.&rdquo;</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote35">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote35sym" HREF="#sdfootnote35anc">35</A>1
	Samuel 8 and Voice of the People</P>
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote">http://www.hisholychurch.info/news/articles/voice.php</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote36">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote36sym" HREF="#sdfootnote36anc">36</A>Stong's
	numbers <FONT FACE="OLBHEB"><FONT SIZE=3>dme</FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="OLBHEB">
	05975, 05976, 05977, 05978.</FONT></P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote37">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote37sym" HREF="#sdfootnote37anc">37</A>Athens,
	under the leadership of Pericles, was driven to her golden goddess,
	their reserve fund, and compelled to melt it down and coin it into
	money Peloponnesian Wars. They eventually minted a plated bronze
	tetradrachms in Athens during the hard times which followed the
	Athenian collapse, viz. from B.C. 406-393. &ldquo;In 393 the
	wretched bronze money of necessity was cried down, the Town Crier
	being sent round to proclaim that silver was once more to be the
	only legal tender :&rdquo; ARIST. <I>Eccl.</I> 819.</P>
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote">Conversion vs. Reconversion</P>
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote">
	<A CLASS="western" HREF="http://www.hisholychurch.info/study/gods/cog10cvr.php">http://www.hisholychurch.info/study/gods/cog10cvr.php</A>
		</P>
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote">Money vs. Mammon</P>
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote">
	<A CLASS="western" HREF="http://www.hisholychurch.info/study/gods/cog11movma.php">http://www.hisholychurch.info/study/gods/cog11movma.php</A></P>
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote">'''Aerarium ''' (from Lat. aes, in its derived
	sense of ``money'') the name (in full, aerarium stabulum,
	treasure-house) given in ancient [[Rome]] to the public treasury,
	and in a secondary sense to the public finances. The treasury
	contained the moneys and accounts of the state, and also the
	standards of the legions; the public laws engraved on brass, the
	decrees of the senate and other papers and registers of importance.
	These public treasures were deposited in the temple of Saturn, on
	the eastern slope of the Capitoline hill... In addition to the
	common treasury, supported by the general taxes and charged with the
	ordinary expenditure, there was a special reserve fund, also in the
	temple of [[Saturn]], the aerarium sanctum (or sanctius), probably
	originally consisting of the spoils of war, afterwards maintained
	chiefly by a 5% tax... The later emperors had a separate aerarium
	privatum, containing the moneys allotted for their own use, distinct
	from the fiscus, which they administered in the interests of the
	empire. '' From a 1911 Encyclopedia</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote38">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote38sym" HREF="#sdfootnote38anc">38</A><I>power
	of the Father over his wife and his sons' wives.</I> 
	</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote39">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote39sym" HREF="#sdfootnote39anc">39</A>The
	authority a father had over his children and other descendants. 
	</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote40">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote40sym" HREF="#sdfootnote40anc">40</A>Caring
	for the needy of society. The left hand of government.</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote41">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote41sym" HREF="#sdfootnote41anc">41</A>Systems
	of justice and national defense. The right hand of government.</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote42">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote42sym" HREF="#sdfootnote42anc">42</A>&ldquo;Salome-
	Alexandra (about 78 BC), that the Pharisaical party, being then in
	power, had carried an enactment by which the Temple tribute was to
	be enforced at law.&rdquo; Alfred Edersheim's book The Temple.</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote43">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote43sym" HREF="#sdfootnote43anc">43</A>Instant
	Christians. Just add water. Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and
	be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the
	remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
	Acts 2:38</P>
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